Guest guest Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 Just don't kill them with kindness. They don't like to be wet. Check their soil and be sure it drains really well. They like a limey soil ... if you have one stick an oyster shell fragment in the pot. And give them lots of sun and, really lots ... and low humidity. Protect them from harsh winds but don't worry about cold. And don't fertilize ... they are herbs who in my mind are cousins of weeds and don't need a lot of fancy feeding. We have a small lavender farm and 100% of our test bed of 150 plants just came through a winter of 96 inches of snow. The snow actually protected them from the cold winds ... it's wind that dessicates the leaves. Lavender likes to be pruned well so even the plant that's lost some foliage may bounce back if you can make like Provence ... hot, dry, bright. Jody DayBreak Lavender Farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 In a message dated 5/4/2003 7:02:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, trendsjody writes: > Lavender likes to be pruned well REALLY? Wow, I didn't know that, I ignore mine. Four varieties and can't stand the smell of any of 'em. Although, my year round blooming one looks pretty FROM A DISTANCE! Don't want any of that nasty lavender smelling up my clothes. Just call this " Sad Confessions of an Aromatherapist " ROFLMAO! Cheers! Kathleen Petrides Editor: Aromtic Sage http://www.aromaticsage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 Wind will definitely kill 'em off. I live near water and our corner of the block is a major whirlwind the majority of the year. Last year was a particularly windy year. My tulips were all leaning far right, not towards the sun, with the wind the entire spring blooming season! My lavender, needless to say, totally died a slow death in spite of the drought (I watered carefully at the roots not on top of the plants) climate and full sun. When people ask how I learned to garden I tell 'em 'by killing a lot of plants'. LOL Dale - trendsjody Sunday, May 04, 2003 10:01 PM LAVENDER ... SOS Just don't kill them with kindness. They don't like to be wet. Check their soil and be sure it drains really well. They like a limey soil ... if you have one stick an oyster shell fragment in the pot. And give them lots of sun and, really lots ... and low humidity. Protect them from harsh winds but don't worry about cold. And don't fertilize ... they are herbs who in my mind are cousins of weeds and don't need a lot of fancy feeding. We have a small lavender farm and 100% of our test bed of 150 plants just came through a winter of 96 inches of snow. The snow actually protected them from the cold winds ... it's wind that dessicates the leaves. Lavender likes to be pruned well so even the plant that's lost some foliage may bounce back if you can make like Provence ... hot, dry, bright. Jody DayBreak Lavender Farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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